River Wear

river in North East England
Place river Q1433715
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River Wear

Summary

River Wear is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • River Wear is located in County Durham[3].
  • River Wear is located in Sunderland[4].
  • River Wear is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • River Wear is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • River Wear's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • River Wear's basin country is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • River Wear's Commons category is recorded as River Wear[9].
  • River Wear's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as North Sea[10].
  • River Wear's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.916111111111, 'lon': -1.3577777777778}[11].
  • River Wear's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Wearhead[12].
  • River Wear's tributary is recorded as River Gaunless[13].
  • River Wear's tributary is recorded as River Browney[14].
  • River Wear's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • River Wear's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+96'}[16].
  • River Wear's historic county is recorded as County Durham[17].

Body

Geography

River Wear is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include County Durham[3], a ceremonial county of England[18], in United Kingdom[19] and Sunderland[4], a city[20], in United Kingdom[21]. It is on the continent of Europe[6].

Physical Characteristics

River Wear's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+96'}[16].

Designation and Status

River Wear's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Why It Matters

River Wear has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Basin country United Kingdom
    Located in the administrative territorial entity County Durham, Sunderland
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38692|batch #38692]]: Remove redundant P30, P17 is present"
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